Electrochemical Noise Analysis for Nylon/Titanium Hybrid Materials C. Menchaca-Campos a,b,* , S. Hernandez-del Fabbro a , E. Sarmiento-Bustos c , R. Cruz- Silva a , M.A. García-Sánchez b , D. Bahena a , J. Uruchurtu a a Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, UAEM, Av. Universidad 1001, Col Chamilpa, C.P. 62209, Cuernavaca Mor., México b UAM-Iztapalapa. Depto. de Química. Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Vicentina, 09340 D.F., México c Universidad Tecnológica Emiliano Zapata del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad No.1 Col. Palo Escrito, C.P. 62790, Emiliano Zapata, Mor. México Development of hybrid materials is a necessity. Polymeric materials are widely used in industry because their superior properties. In this work, synthesis, characterization and electrochemical noise evaluation of hybrid materials casted from nylon 6-6 and titanium are involved. Synthesis was carried out with 30, 40 and 50% wt of titanium functionalized with APTES. The materials obtained were characterized through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal analysis (TA), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and electrochemical noise technique in Hank solution to simulate the internal fluids of the human body, in terms of biomaterial application, amongst others. SEM shows a homogenous material. Concentration of titanium was verified with TA. IR spectra show differences between Ny-Ti at different concentrations. Hybrid material made with 50%wt titanium present the lower resistance and the 30% wt the highest, as electrochemical noise resistance confirms. All samples show high resistivity in atmospheric conditions, while in Hank solution electrochemical characteristics were observed. Introduction “If the XIX century was the ceramics and the XX the polymers, the XXI will be the hybrid century”. Materials that have both an organic and an inorganic part are called hybrids. In nature there exist a lot of this kind of materials, may be bonds are the most noticeable, because they have very good qualities, like: hardness and strength that no other synthetic material owns [1]. Polyamides, nylon in particular are great impact polymers in the industry, and had been experience a huge evolution in their synthesis. Conjunction of nylon and a metal capable of make compatible these polymeric materials with the human body environment have been developed in the scientific field in the last years [2]. From the time when nylon 6,6 was discovered, a great interest had been generated, not just because its technological importance due to their commercial character, but ECS Transactions, 36 (1) 83-92 (2011) 10.1149/1.3660601 ©The Electrochemical Society 83 Downloaded 05 Dec 2011 to 148.218.100.148. Redistribution subject to ECS license or copyright; see http://www.ecsdl.org/terms_use.jsp